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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the Malian people believe can become king one day?
(a) The one most worthy.
(b) The least expected child.
(c) Any one.
(d) The proper heir of the king.

2. Who do the Malian people believe should be the true king of Mali?
(a) Kanty.
(b) Fakoli.
(c) Sundiata.
(d) Dankaran.

3. What weapon does Sundiata use to dual with Konkon?
(a) A sword.
(b) A boomerang.
(c) A mallet.
(d) A bow and arrow.

4. Who does Sogolon worry might kill Manding Bory?
(a) Dankaran.
(b) Fassyky.
(c) Sundiata.
(d) Sassouma.

5. How does Fakoli react to Kanty's theft?
(a) He forgives him.
(b) He kills him.
(c) He ignores him.
(d) He curses him.

6. When Sundiata visits Ghana, what does he realize about the people who live there?
(a) They are excellent traders.
(b) They are very educated.
(c) They have never seen a white man before.
(d) They all admire king Dankaran.

7. What appears in the sky at the moment that Sagolon's baby is born?
(a) A storm cloud.
(b) A rainbow.
(c) A ray of sunshine.
(d) A flash of lightning.

8. What does Sogolon beg to borrow from Sassouma?
(a) An egg.
(b) A leaf.
(c) A berry.
(d) A branch.

9. What physical deformity does the hunter tell the king his future wife should have?
(a) She should be a giant.
(b) She should be a humpback.
(c) She should be a mute.
(d) She should be a dwarf.

10. On which topic do Sundiata's ancestors seek advise from the heavens?
(a) How to make their women fertile.
(b) How to make their crops flourish.
(c) How to rule the country.
(d) How to be dilligent apostles.

11. How does the king react to the news that Sogolon has gone into labor?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is completely apathetic.
(c) He is very nervous.
(d) He is not home when the news breaks out.

12. Where does Sassouma force Sologon to live after the king dies?
(a) In the desert.
(b) In a pig sty.
(c) Out in the woods, far away from the palace.
(d) In a small patch behind the palace.

13. What is the role of a griot?
(a) Story teller.
(b) Medicine man.
(c) King.
(d) Spiritual advisor.

14. How long does Sundiata wander in the desert before settling in Djedeba?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Nine years.
(d) Thirteen years.

15. Who urges Dankaran to hate his brothers?
(a) Manding Bory.
(b) Sassouma.
(c) Fassyky.
(d) Sogolon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sassouma plot to do to Sogolon?

2. What animal is terrorizing the land of Do?

3. Which of the following is NOT something that Fassyky discovers in Kanty's sorcery chamber?

4. What is the weather like when Sogolon first goes into labor?

5. How is Kanty related to Fakoli?

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